William Kirkcaldy of Grange held Edinburgh Castle for Mary Queen of Scots for three years — the "Lang Siege". The castle overlooked the city and its guns controlled the town below. Only when Elizabeth I sent English heavy artillery did the castle fall. Kirkcaldy was hanged. One of the longest sieges in Scottish history, fought in the middle of Scotland's capital.
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